It depicts several bound women on an auction block for boisterous pirates to buy as a wife. A banner behind the audio-animatronic figures says "Auction, take a wench for a bride."

The new scene will change the banner to "Auction, surrender yer loot" and the redheaded woman pirates clamored for will now take center stage as a pirate looting townsfolk.

"The blockbuster 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films provided the inspiration for our Imagineering team to come up with new twists and turns in our story, and a chance to introduce new characters and magic to this classic attraction," the blog said.

The boat ride has seen several changes in recent years to reflect modern sensibilities and introduce characters like Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow from the blockbuster "Pirates of the Caribbean" film franchise.

The auction scene has been the subject of derision in the past, including a 2010 Ms. Magazine blog entry criticizing it as making light of sex slavery.